Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG – City council members voted three to one to approve a rail design for the Main Street Bridge replacement on the north end of town. Councilors Kevin House, Marty Dunn, and Deb Callahan voted in favor of approving an open window pattern submitted by engineers Anderson Perry & Associates. Councilor KC Kuykendall voted in opposition saying he still didn’t understand why he was being forced to approve a rail when the city hasn’t approved an overall bridge design yet. “At this point,...
Traveling preacher Randy Boehmer piqued a great deal of interest as he drove through Waitsburg, and then Dayton last week in his two covered wagons pulled by a team of Belgian draft mules. Boehmer has been traveling back and forth across the continent with his five mules and two dogs since 2008....
DAYTON— An organization in Walla Walla called the Community Council is meeting to work on strategies for enhancing outdoor recreation opportunities. Based on their 2015 report, Enhancing Outdoor Recreation Opportunities, the Council is recommending development of a network of connected trails for hiking and biking. Their focus is on Burbank to Dayton and from the Snake River to Milton-Freewater. “Trails are getting more popular and we want to tie in to that,” said Columbia County Senior Plann...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Fairgrounds was the hot topic of the night at a well-attended Monday Waitsburg City Council meeting. Friends of Waitsburg Fairgrounds Committee (FWFC) chairperson Lane Hill opened the topic by presenting the board with a request from the FWFC. In a written statement the committee asked the council to approve the following requests: Approve the FWFC as an Advisory Committee under article 1.02.108 of the Waitsburg City Ordinance Agree to give all due consideration to a...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg School District is seeking input from staff, students, and families regarding the calendar for next year. A survey of various options may be accessed from the District’s webpage (www.waitsburgsd.org). Hard copies of the survey are available in the District office at the elementary school. The survey will close on Friday, May 6. The board will use recommendations gathered from the survey to set the 2016-17 calendar at its May 11 board meeting....
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg’s annual city cleanup day will take place on the morning of May 4. Yard waste (tree branches, bushes, limbs that will not fit in a garbage can) will be picked up if it is out to the curb or alley by 8 a.m. that day. Due to liability issues, no pickup can be done on private property. Curbside, alley, or yard waste only. The city crew can use volunteers with tractors and/or dump trucks or flatbed trucks to help that day. All volunteers will meet at the city shop on Wednesday morning at 8 a.m. Please call Joy Smith at (50... Full story
WAITSBURG – Gayle Broom’s annual Giant Pumpkin Project is underway, but she’s still looking for students to grow the giant gourds. Broom said she has already started the seedlings, and would like interested students to join her on Thurs., May 5 at 4 p.m. to transplant them outdoors. Other meetins will follow until it’s time to take the largest pumpkin gto the Walla Walla County Fair. Meetings are held at Gayle Broom’s house (208 E. 10th St., Waitsburg). Call Gayle Broom at 337-6688 for more information....
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg School Bands, grades 5-12, will present their annual spring concert on Mon., May 9 at 7 p.m. in the Waitsburg High School Auditorium. Four bands will play, from young to old, and will finish with cookies and punch in the Cage. Leading off is the fifth grade band playing some of their favorite short tunes of the year, and the big, new “Regal March.” “The sixth grade band has a lot of pep and concert music ready to play – they’ll finish off with the Mexican-themed “Navarro,” featuring Theo Anderson on solo trumpet and Kylie...
WALLA WALLA - The Rhapsody Trio, Tim Brown, cello, Roger Garcia, clarinet and Laura Curtis, piano, will be performing for the First Thursday concert, May 5, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 323 Catherine Street, Walla Walla. The program is from 12:15 -12:45 pm and is free. Donations are gratefully accepted and will go to the Walla Walla Music Boosters. Bring a friend and lunch. Enjoy the concert....
Ten Years Ago May 4, 2006 Waitsburg Days of Real Sport Royalty Megan Mooso, Holly LeFore and Jamie Thomas are in the running for Queen of the 2006 edition of Waitsburg’s annual horse race weekend, and the Queen’s Coronation event will have a different spin this year as the former receptions shifts to a social hour and silent auction, catered dinner and live-music dance. The overland trail from Wallula to Clarkston that Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery took will be the subject of a multi-media program by Gary Lentz, Ranger, Lewis and...
Arraignments Dustin L. Conley, 47, Dayton; entered pleas of not guilty on to one count second degree burglary, one count third degree theft, and one count third degree malicious mischief. According to police reports video captured Conley throwing a rock through the window of Washington Federal Bank April 6, breaking a display case in the ATM vestibule and removing a time capsule. Police reportedly found the capsule in Conley’s home when they went to arrest the suspect. Michael Dean Wallace, 59, West Richland entered pleas of not guilty to o...
PRESCOTT – Everyone is invited to bring a table and sell their wares at a group yard sale in Prescott on Sat., April 30 from 7 a.m. – 1 p.m. The sale will take place behind Gleason’s Galley, in the alley behind the Tuxedo Bar & Grill. Hopes are that the event will become a bi-weekly sale that will eventually include a Farmer’s Market....
April 29: Cole McMorris-Rodgers, Nancee Hinchliffe, Kenny Finch, Glenda Mings and Emily Yokel. April 30: Janice Wills, and Patti Eng. May 1: Josh Smith, Jennifer Jameson, Adam Erikson, Troy Larsen, Corinne Atkinson and Barbara Saxon Abbey. May 2: Kevin Davis, Patsy Fredericks, Bill Hopwood, Roger Hillis and TerriLynn Stensgar. May 3: Alexander Reese, Hanna Becker, Dorothy Wolfe and Andrew Peterson. May 4: Liya Senter, Tom Land, Anna Ray and Ashley Janovich. May 5: Jim Tuttle, Dian McQuade, Pamela Parsons, Todd Wood, Rhiannon Chapman, Kin...
11: Pancake on a Stick; Tuna Melt, 3 Bean Salad 2: Breakfast Sandwich; Teriyaki Chicken, Rice, Cucumbers 3: Continental Breakfast; Cheese or Pepperoni Pizza, Carrots, Pineapple 4: Longjohn; Cancun Chicken Wrap, Cauliflower 5: Breakfast Pizza; Cook’s Choice...
A proposed road construction project may have severe consequences for Lyons Ferry Marina this summer. As managers of the marina we want the public to be aware of the impact this may have on the marina and summer recreation opportunities. The project will affect Lyons Ferry Rd immediately adjacent to the marina entrance. The proposed project will result in the road being closed to all traffic traveling to and from Walla Walla and Tri Cities via Lyons Ferry Road for two months! Yes, detours and alternate routes are available. But all either take...
One would think we could celebrate the recognition that Harriet Tubman will be given on future $20 bills without demeaning former president Andrew Jackson as a “monster,” asa recent Huffington Post headlinedid. And summarizing his legendary tenure as being “known primarily for a brutal genocidal campaign against native Americans,” as reported in The Post, offers an indication of how far political correctness has invaded our educational system and skewed our national consciousness. This dismissive characterization of one of our great preside...
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The announcement by Treasury Secretary Jack Lew that Harriet Tubman will take the place of Andrew Jackson on the front of the $20 bill has caused some grumbling. Senator Lamar Alexander, who like Jackson is from Tennessee, expressed grave misgivings about the swap. Donald Trump said the change was “pure political correctness.” But there’s one major political figure who would be thrilled by the news: Jackson himself. Jackson’s presence on the notes of the Federal Reserve has always been a slap in the face to the seventh president, who unequiv...
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DAYTON-Stephanie Wamble's K-1 class science project was the star attraction for Show and Tell at the Dayton School Board meeting last week. Wamble's students have teamed up with Kristina Knebel's high school ag-science students to investigate the lifecycle of a duck. The students had to provide written and oral documentation about their observations, while learning new words like waddle, and webbed, she said. "The coolest part was using a flashlight to see the inside the egg," Wamble said. The...
DAYTON – The Dayton Chamber of Commerce is looking for volunteers to help with Mule Mania, held May 27-30. Volunteer opportunities include stall and grounds preparation, arena assistance (runners, timers, stewards), event office, Mule Mania store. Contact the Dayton Chamber of Commerce at (509) 382-4825 to sign up....
DAYTON - Next week, May 2-6, is National Teacher Appreciation Week. Since 1984, the first week in May has designated as a special time to honor the men and women who lend their passion and skills to educating our children. Dayton school superintendent Doug Johnson is asking parents, students, and other community members to take a moment to give a special thanks to local teachers and former teachers for their dedication to the success of local kids....
Dayton's All Wheels Weekend will feature a vehicle raffle again this year. The vehicle to be given away is a 1955 Willys flatbed pickup. This truck has just over 50,000 original miles and still sports its original paint job. It now has brand new wheels and tires and new side racks. This truck has its original four-cylinder engine, and the four-wheel drive works great. The transmission is a 3-speed with a high-low transfer case, which means six forward gears. The Willys was purchased new by a far...
WAITSBURG – Board members of Artist Trust, based in Port Townsend, Wash., recently held a weekend retreat in Walla Walla, and were impressed with the burgeoning art scene they witnessed during an evening spent in Waitsburg. Artist Trust is a nonprofit group with the mission of supporting and encouraging artists working in all disciplines in order to enrich community life throughout Washington State. They accomplish that goal by offering grants, serving as a professional information resource f...
